Stage 7 : March 26, 2017 Barcelona - Barcelona 132.7 km

1 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team 3.08.50
2 Jarlinson Pantano (Col) Trek-Segafredo
3 Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ
4 Rafal Majka (Pol) Bora-Hansgrohe
5 Daniel Martin (Irl) Quick-Step Floors
6 Aldemar Reyes (Col) Manzana Postobon
7 Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
8 Davide Formolo (Ita) Cannondale-Drapac
9 George Bennett (NZl) Team LottoNl-Jumbo
10 Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo


Changes in GC, stage 7 compared to stage 6 :

Biggest gainers by position :
+13 Bart De Clercq
+11 Alexis Vuillermoz
+10 Lennard Kamna
+10 Jan Barta
+9 Thomas De Gendt
+9 Pawel Poljanski
+8 Janez Brajkovic
+8 Guillaume Martin
+8 Ben O'Connor
+8 Axel Domont

Biggest losers by position :
-15 Ondrej Cink
-7 Mikel Nieve
-7 Natnael Berhane
-7 Xandro Meurisse
-6 Enric Mas
-5 Chris Hamilton
-4 Damien Howson
-4 Sindre Skjostad Lunke
-3 Hugh Carthy
-3 Jakob Fuglsang
-3 Jeremy Maison

Biggest gainers by time :

Biggest losers by time :
-11:16 Chris Hamilton
-9:57 Hugh Carthy
-9:57 Sam Bewley
-9:56 Alex Howes
-9:56 Johannes Frohlinger
-8:36 Damien Howson
-8:36 Daniel Teklehaimanot
-8:36 Eduard Prades
-8:36 Enric Mas
-8:36 Jakob Fuglsang
-8:36 Jeremy Maison

Favourites by position :
+4 Louis Meintjes
+1 Robert Gesink
+1 Christopher Froome
-2 Geraint Thomas

Favourites by time :
-0:10 Tejay Van Garderen
-0:10 Steven Kruijswijk
-0:10 Romain Bardet
-0:10 Rafal Majka
-0:10 Daniel Martin
-0:10 Alberto Contador
-0:10 Adam Yates
-0:26 Robert Gesink
-0:26 Louis Meintjes
-1:14 Christopher Froome
-4:07 Geraint Thomas

Top 10 and favourites GC standings (previous stage in parens) :
1 Alejandro Valverde 25:27:15 (unchanged)
2 Alberto Contador 1:03 (was 2nd at 0:53)
3 Marc Soler 1:16 (was 3rd at 1:06)
4 Adam Yates 1:31 (was 4th at 1:21)
5 Tejay Van Garderen 1:34 (was 5th at 1:24)
6 Daniel Martin 2:29 (was 6th at 2:19)
7 Steven Kruijswijk 2:56 (was 7th at 2:46)
8 Carlos Verona 3:00 (was 8th at 2:50)
9 George Bennett 3:01 (was 9th at 2:51)
10 Romain Bardet 3:05 (was 10th at 2:55)
11 Rafal Majka 3:33 (was 11th at 3:23)
.....
29 Robert Gesink 27:15 (was 30th at 26:49)
30 Christopher Froome 28:19 (was 31st at 27:05)
.....
34 Geraint Thomas 32:25 (was 32nd at 28:18)
35 Louis Meintjes 32:48 (was 39th at 32:22)

Top 10 on Mountains table with previous in parens:
1 Alejandro Valverde 105 (unchanged)
2 Christopher Froome 50 (unchanged)
3 Marc Soler 49 (was 6th with 43 points)
4 Alberto Contador 49 (was 3rd with 47 points)
5 Daniel Martin 46 (was 4th with 46 points)
6 Adam Yates 44 (was 5th with 44 points)
7 David Gaudu 40 (was 0 points)
8 Thomas De Gendt 36 (was 0 points)
9 Natnael Berhane 32 (was 7th with 32 points)
10 Romain Bardet 27 (was 0 points)

Retirements to date : Stage
Andre Greipel (Ger) Lotto Soudal 7
Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Quick-Step Floors 7
Leo Vincent (Fra) FDJ 7
Louis Vervaeke (Bel) Lotto Soudal 7
Matteo Bono (Ita) UAE Team Emirates 7
Oscar Riesebeek (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij 7
Svein Tuft (Can) Orica-Scott 7
Andrew Talansky (USA) Cannondale-Drapac 6
Andrey Amador (CRc) Movistar Team 6
Annas Ait el Abdia (Mor) UAE Team Emirates 6
Antonio Nibali (Ita) Bahrain-Merida 6
Artyom Zakharov (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 6
Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-Segafredo 6
Bert-Jan Lindeman (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo 6
Brendan Canty (Aus) Cannondale-Drapac 6
Caio Godoy (Bra) Soul Brasil Pro Cycling Team 6
Daniil Fominykh (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 6
Davide Cimolai (Ita) FDJ 6
Diego Rubio (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA 6
Domen Novak (Slo) Bahrain-Merida 6
Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Bahrain-Merida 6
Etienne Van Empel (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij 6
Francois Bidard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 6
Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Wanty - Groupe Gobert 6
Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 6
Hector Saez (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA 6
Hernan Aguirre (Col) Manzana Postobon 6
Jan Hirt (Cze) CCC Sprandi Polkowice 6
Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Soudal 6
Joey Rosskopf (USA) BMC Racing Team 6
Johan Le Bon (Fra) FDJ 6
Jonas Van Genechten (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 6
Jose Goncalves (Por) Katusha-Alpecin 6
Juan Felipe Osorio (Col) Manzana Postobon 6
Kilian Frankiny (Swi) BMC Racing Team 6
Leszek Plucinski (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice 6
Luis Mas (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA 6
Magno Prado Nazaret (Bra) Soul Brasil Pro Cycling Team 6
Marco Minnaard (Ned) Wanty - Groupe Gobert 6
Markel Irizar (Spa) Trek-Segafredo 6
Martijn Keizer (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo 6
Mateusz Taciak (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice 6
Matthias Brandle (Aut) Trek-Segafredo 6
Max Walscheid (Ger) Team Sunweb 6
Maxim Belkov (Rus) Katusha-Alpecin 6
Mekseb Debesay (Eri) Dimension Data 6
Mikel Landa (Spa) Team Sky 6
Murilo Affonso (Bra) Soul Brasil Pro Cycling Team 6
Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 6
Nicholas Schultz (Aus) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA 6
Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana Pro Team 6
Patryk Stosz (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice 6
Pello Bilbao (Spa) Astana Pro Team 6
Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Team Sky 6
Phil Bauhaus (Ger) Team Sunweb 6
Piotr Brozyna (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice 6
Remi Cavagna (Fra) Quick-Step Floors 6
Ruben Plaza (Spa) Orica-Scott 6
Silvio Herklotz (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe 6
Tim Ariesen (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij 6
Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Bahrain-Merida 6
Alexander Edmondson (Aus) Orica-Scott 5
Ben Hermans (Bel) BMC Racing Team 5
Diego Rosa (Ita) Team Sky 5
Dylan Page (Swi) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA 5
Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Wanty - Groupe Gobert 5
Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) Katusha-Alpecin 5
Jonathan Castroviejo (Spa) Movistar Team 5
Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) Dimension Data 5
Martijn Budding (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij 5
Nathan Haas (Aus) Dimension Data 5
Peter Stetina (USA) Trek-Segafredo 5
Stephane Rossetto (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 5
Pascal Ackermann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe 4
Pieter Weening (Ned) Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij 4
Alexandre Geniez (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 3
Antonio Molina (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA 3
Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Bora-Hansgrohe 3
Chad Haga (USA) Team Sunweb 3
Flavio Cardoso (Bra) Soul Brasil Pro Cycling Team 3
Gabriel Machado (Bra) Soul Brasil Pro Cycling Team 3
Manuele Mori (Ita) UAE Team Emirates 3
Pedro Nicacio (Bra) Soul Brasil Pro Cycling Team 3
Raphael Pires (Bra) Soul Brasil Pro Cycling Team 3
Rohan Dennis (Aus) BMC Racing Team 3
Sander Armee (Bel) Lotto Soudal 3
Sean De Bie (Bel) Lotto Soudal 3
Tiago Machado (Por) Katusha-Alpecin 3
Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) FDJ 3
Antonio Piedra (Spa) Manzana Postobon 2
Juan Sebastian Molano (Col) Manzana Postobon 2
Luis Angel Mate (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 1
Meiyin Wang (Chn) Bahrain-Merida 1
Total retirements : 93


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